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possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
a city government that is rife with malfeasance and corruption
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Recent Examples of rife
The president has insisted the project would be completely covered by private donations, an arrangement that critics say is rife with potential conflicts of interests.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
This can be done by lowering the tax burden on citizens, especially young people, and making sure our state government does not become bloated and rife with fraud.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
In a time when Italy—plus the Roman Catholic Church—was rife with factionalism, a political job was risky.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
This can be done by lowering the tax burden on citizens, especially young people, and making sure our state government does not become bloated and rife with fraud.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
In a time when Italy—plus the Roman Catholic Church—was rife with factionalism, a political job was risky.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rife
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The Wall Street Journal featured Reese alongside WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson on its magazine cover, even after Caitlin Clark broke numerous records, filled arenas, and set new marks for WNBA broadcasts.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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The new system allows citations to be transmitted electronically and enter the court records system pre-filled.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Hilton and Becerra have been neck and neck in recent June primary polls, often leading a crowded field of gubernatorial candidates.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Curated by Our Editors In the latter outbreak, a person who was likely infected by a rodent and had fever symptoms attended a crowded birthday party with around 100 other people for 90 minutes.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
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The road to Little Simz’s last full-length album, 2025’s Lotus, was fraught with legal woes and interpersonal upheaval.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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Accessing the history was equally fraught.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Mahan proposed incentivizing electric vehicle owners to charge midday, when solar energy is abundant, and plug into the grid at night, a move Hilton dismissed as impractical.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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Today, information is abundant, and real insight is scarce.—
Dan Cavanaugh,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The buildings are awash in pastels; the locals are friendly, quick to smile.—
Essence,
Essence,
13 May 2026
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The universe is awash with neutrinos that have been cruising through space since the Big Bang.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
13 May 2026
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At the Alabama Statehouse, a chaotic scene erupted as one protester was dragged from the packed House gallery by security officers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
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Two people from opposite ends of Atlanta are likely to lead completely different lives, Mayor Andre Dickens told a packed house at the King Center on Thursday.—
Shaddi Abusaid,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
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The new findings are confounding scientists’ expectations, raising questions about how exactly molecules can encounter their reactive partners in a teeming, crowded space — and therefore how cells can possibly function.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Feb. 2026
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And if the cabinet grandfathers only the HS classes of 2024 and 2025 while applying the new rule to 2026 graduates, an entire cohort gets jammed onto the same clock as players one and two years older—a cliff disguised as a transition.—
Daryl G. Jones,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2026
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The drones are difficult to stop and even harder to detect, giving their operators a high-resolution view of the target without emitting any signal that could be jammed.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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“Rife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rife. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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